What Ya Missed, Is Lou A Bad Dad, Trashy Tattoos and a Craigslist Eclipse Sex Ad
Liam Gallagher from Oasis is NOT happy that Dave Grohl used a THRONE to perform after breaking his leg . . . because now it means rock stars can’t cancel shows with lame excuses anymore.
In an interview with the British version of “GQ”, he said, quote, “[That] ruined it for all of us. Broke his leg and still toured. Who does that? Now if I have a cold I can’t cancel because I’ll look like a wuss.”
The retro game revolution continues! AltPress and Youtuber Zachary Anderson turned us onto this ingenuous application of new independently crafted products that make your Android phone into a Nintendo Gameboy that plays Gameboy and Gameboy Color. Hyperkin, the tech group behind the clever hack are selling them for a fair price of $50 and there is some tech loops to jump through but as you can see in the demo video above, it looks really fun. In his video demo, Anderson stated the concept was rumored to have started as an April Fool’s Prank , which if it’s true, is probably one of the best pranks ever.
This does remind me of something. Did you anyone have that friend back in the day who got in trouble playing on their Gameboy at school?
1. Cold War Kids – So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs)
2. Green Day – Revolution Radio
3. Alice Merton – No Roots
4. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth
5. Honors – All My Life
6. Wild Cub – I Fall Over (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/24)
7. Joywave – Shutdown
8. Slothrust – Like a Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstone
9. Mondo Cozmo – Automatic
10. The Academic – Bear Claws
11. Middle Kids – Edge Of Town (Queued Up Artist Showcase 9/6)
12. X Ambassadors – Ahead Of Myself
13. Nothing But Thieves – Sorry
14. Enter Shikari – Live Outside
1. Atlas Genius – 63 Days
2. Kasabian – Bess This Acid House
3. Lovelytheband – Broken
4. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
5. Benjamin Gibbard – What You Do To Me
6. The Aces – Stuck (Queued Up Artist Showcase 8/31)
7. Spoon – Can I Sit Next To you
8. The Struts – One Night Only
9. Cage The Elephant – Whole Wide World
10. 888 – Creepers
11. Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter
12. The Killers – Run For Cover
13. Magic Giant – Window
14. Pom Poms – Live Before I Die
15. Prophets Of Rage – Living On The 110
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers got heated this week on the issue of preserving musical education, calling the idea of removing it from schools ‘child abuse’. Speaking to Rolling Stone on the issue of music education being cut from public schools, he declared “It’s child abuse. It’s just wrong.”
Flea’s mission for music education started in 2000, when he visited students at his alma mater Fairfax Senior High School. “They had maybe one or two acoustic guitars, a boombox, a volunteer teacher, and they were sitting around talking about music,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I was so disheartened. I was like, ‘Where’s the orchestra? Where’s the band?’ And I was told they cut out all the funding for that stuff. They didn’t have instruments for the teachers anymore. It really shocked me.” This forced him to form the Silverlake Conservatory of Music to continue the efforts of musical education in the Los Angeles area. The Chili Peppers perform a benefit show for the non-profit music school every year, which recently opened a new spacious facility and has been operating since 2001.
Referencing recent government initiatives to reduce funding for National Endowment for Arts, the bassist and love of jazz music expressed a public need to preserve these efforts in our neighborhoods and towns. “I encourage everybody to reach out into the communities they live in and do what they can to help out. There are people that don’t have money, people that don’t have food or an education or healthcare. And yes, getting to change things on a fundamental, institutional level is an awesome thing, but we can personally reach out in our communities to do stuff that is profoundly helpful.”
1. Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
2. Ramones – Beat On The Brat
3. Smashing Pumpkins – Glynis
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down
5. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses
6. Radiohead – (Nice Dream)
7. Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
8. The Cure – In Between Days
9. Hole – Doll Parts
10. Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
11. 311 – Don\’t Stay Home
12. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
13. Cocteau Twins – Carolyn\’s Fingers
1. Live – Lightning Crashes
2. Timbuk 3 – The Future\’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
3. No Doubt – Excuse Me Mr.
4. Foo Fighters – This Is A Call
5. Heaven 17 – Let Me Go
6. Jane\’s Addiction – Stop!
7. The Lemonheads – It\’s A Shame About Ray
8. The Smithereens – Only A Memory
9. Primal Scream – Movin\’ On Up
10. Nine Inch Nails – Sin
11. The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
12. Graham Parker – Local Girls
13. The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You
Kings of Leon – Waste A Moment
White Stripes – Blue Orchid
Foals – Cassius
The Strokes – Juicebox
Dan Auerbach – Shine on Me
Bloc Party – Little Thoughts
Walk The Moon – Tightrope
The Vaccines – 20/20
Futureheads – Heartbeat Song
New Politics – C.I.A
Krrum – Evil Twin
Daya – Talk
Arcade Fire – Creature Comfort
Smallpools – Passenger Side
Priory – Big Love
Coin – Talk Too Much
St. Lucia – Elevate
M83 – Midnight City
Franz Ferdinand – Right Action
Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy
!!! – Hello? Is This Thing On
RAC – I still Wanna Know featuring Rivers Cuomo
Cut Copy – Far Away
Moon Boots featuring Antony & Cleopatra – Never Get You
Plastic Plates Featuring Sam Sparro – Stay In Love
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
The Naked And Famous – Punching In A Dream
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
Chvrches – Clearest Blue
Vampire Weekend – Kids Don\’t Stand A Chance (Chromeo Remix)
Miike Snow – Animal (Fake Blood Remix)
Yeah Yeah yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
Icona Pop – I Love It
Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)
M.I.A. – Boyz
Pro wrestling legend ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair is dealing with heart related issues in an unnamed hospital, after being admitted by his family on Saturday with the situation getting more serious this morning. The story was broken by Pro Wrestling Sheet, with a rep for the WWE legend saying initially he was undergoing “routine monitoring,” but this morning TMZ reported that the 68-year old icon has been put into a medically induced coma to prepare for a surgery.
Flair’s agent Melinda Morris Zanoni tweeted out to fans that he needs their support on Sunday night.
Are u a Fan/Friend of Ric Flair?If so, we need prayers & positive energy 4 our Living Legend as he is dealing w/some tough medical issues🙏🏻
— MelindaMorrisZanoni (@LegacyTalentCEO) August 14, 2017
Flair is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer and a 16-time World Champion in pro wrestling, where he is regarded as one of the genre’s true legends in league with Hulk Hogan, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, and the Rock. His ‘Styling ‘n Profiling’ braggadocios character captivated audiences around the world during his tenures with NWA, WCW, and WWE where his catchphrases would influence pop culture for decades to come. Though his in-ring career would continue for a short time in other promotions, Flair had an emotional ‘career-ending’ match and retirement ceremony with WWE during their Wrestlemania week in 2008.
Flair’s daughter has also taken on the family business performing as Charlotte in WWE, where she has ascended as one of the top female wrestlers in the world earning the company’s NXT Women’s Championship and WWE Women’s Championship. The father-daughter tandem released a book talking about their unique story together in September called ‘Second Nature’.
Current and past wrestling stars have taken to social media to send their positive energy and support to ‘the Nature Boy’ in this trying time.
Just hearing all this news about @RicFlairNatrBoy sending every ounce energy to #TheMan and asking that all of you do the same #NeverGiveUp
— John Cena (@JohnCena) August 14, 2017
Thoughts, prayers, and positive thoughts up for @RicFlairNatrBoy. Time to kick-out and make another comeback my friend.
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) August 14, 2017
My thoughts and prayers are with Ric Flair and his family during this difficult time.
— Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) August 14, 2017
Thinking of my good friend, one of my best opponents, and truly a great human being right now. @RicFlairNatrBoy pic.twitter.com/CAQMaFM0dW
— Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) August 14, 2017
Southern Illinois will have front row seats to the total eclipse of the ̶h̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ sun this Monday (8/21) afternoon!
In the prime location of Carbondale, IL duration of totality is 2 min 41.6 sec beginning at 1:20p. If you are travelling there for the event, plan to drive east or west in case of cloudy conditions.
A total eclipse is coming, rated 100 out of 10 on the awesome scale by Jim Cutler, explained in this video:
Lots of fun eclipse info can be found at: greatamericaneclipse.com
Planning something… spacial during the lockout on Monday… 🌚🌞
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1. Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
2. Simple Plan – I’d Do Anything
3. Rise Against – Swing Life Away
4. Alkaline Trio – Stupid Kid
5. Panic! At The Disco – The Ballad Of Mona Lisa
6. Paramore – That’s What You Get
7. New Found Glory – My Friends Over You
8. Say Anything – Baby Girl, I’m a Blur
9. The Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
10. Taking Back Sunday – MakeDamnSure
11. Alien Ant Farm – Movies
12. Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades
13. Goldfinger – Here In Your Bedroom
14. All Time Low – Something’s Gotta Give
15. My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words
Tonight Linkin Park were to scheduled to play at the Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre, instead we are getting together to remember the life of Chester Bennington. Event listing HERE.
Memorial shirts with proceeds going to Music For Relief HERE.
The group is planning to meet at the Abraham Lincoln statue starting at 6p; 1601 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL
6 p.m.-8 p.m.: Intros/Discussion/Readings
8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.: Candle Lighting/Music
The organizers put together a list of pertinent information HERE. Memorial pamphlet HERE.
If you cannot make it to Lincoln Park tonight, there is also a virtual memorial you can take part in HERE.
Check out footage from the event at Wire in Berwyn last night taken by Venice Vera:
What Ya Missed, Charlottesville Attacks, Bobby Moynihan and Is It Florida
About 400 people gathered at Millennium Park and stopped traffic at times Sunday afternoon as they marched north to sidewalks across the Chicago River from Trump Tower, one of multiple similar marches that unfolded across the U.S. over the weekend.
The Chicago protesters chanted and carried signs with slogans and images blasting Trump and members of his administration. The president has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum for not specifically condemning white nationalists and neo-Nazis in a speech Saturday after their gathering in Charlottesville, Va., spun out of control.
I am always looking for excuses to enjoy a beer. And once again, science (SCIENCE!) comes through. A study out of Austria’s University of Graz says that a beer can loosen up our brain and promote more thinking that would fall outside of the box.
However, that same study also acknowledges that beer can inhibit “executive control.” AKA, fine motor functions. So if you’re area of creativity includes dance or say…heavy machinery…your brilliant or ground breaking idea will likely be overshadowed by it’s potential poor performance.
So…sounds like I need to experiment with the ratios of beers consumed to good ideas. I’ll report back on my extensive research at a later date. — [eric]
In case you missed it, here’s my chat with Jeremy and Richard from Arcade Fire before they closed out Lollapalooza last weekend…and we learn sugar is not an appropriate way to congratulate them on having the #1 record in the country.
What if the lyrics to Panic! At the Disco’s ‘i Write Sins Not Tragedies’ were redone with references to pizza? These are the silly things that go through my comedy buddy Andy Milne on a daily basis, we’ll have the 101WKQX on in his 1990 Honda Civic (yes, it still runs) and he will on the stop give the lyrics to a song the ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic treatment. He posted this the other day, and I lost it. It’s so ridiculous but sometimes that’s what makes life worth living right? A good song and a slice of pizza is just some of life’s simple pleasures, so why not throw a joke on top of it?
Meanwhile Brendon Urie and company are riding high after a very successful arena tour this past spring. Urie this past week finished his run in the Broadway musical ‘Kinky Boots’ to sold-out audiences.
Jimmy Eat World played an intimate lounge before their show with Incubus at the Hollywood Casino Amp, and we had a lot of fun.
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We Chicagoans need to milk as much of out summer as possible. And we are GOOD at it. Here’s a cool spot to spend some remaining warm Summer days according Kelly Rizzo.
